An Act to amend the Transport Administration Act 1988, the Rail Safety Act 2002 and the Passenger Transport Act 1990 with respect to implementing recommendations of the Waterfall Rail Inquiry and the safety of rail and other public transport services; and for other purposes.
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Transport Legislation Amendment (Waterfall Rail Inquiry Recommendations) Act 2005.
2 Commencement
(1) This Act commences on the date of assent except as provided by subsection (2).(2) The following provisions of this Act commence on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation:(a) Schedule 1 [1]–[4], [6], [9] and [13]–[16],(b) Schedule 2 [1], [3], [4], [30]–[44], [46], [47], [49]–[51] and [56]–[58],(c) Schedule 2 [2] in so far as it inserts a definition of Chief Investigator,(d) Schedule 3 [1], [4], [11], [12], [15], [17], [24], [29], [32], [36] and [37],(e) Schedule 3 [2] in so far as it inserts a definition of Chief Investigator,(f) Schedule 3 [3] in so far as it inserts a definition of transport safety inquiry,(g) Schedule 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3.
3 Amendment of Acts and regulation
The Acts and regulation specified in Schedules 1–4 are amended as set out in those Schedules.
Schedule 1 (Repealed)
sch 1: Rep 2006 No 58, Sch 4.
Schedule 2 Amendment of Rail Safety Act 2002 No 96
(Section 3)
[1]–[31] (Repealed)
[32] Section 64
Omit the section. Insert instead:64 Accredited persons must report notifiable occurrences(1) It is a condition of accreditation that an accredited person must report any occurrence, of a kind prescribed by the regulations as a notifiable occurrence, that occurs on railway premises relating to railway operations for which the person is accredited.(2) A report under subsection (1) is to be made to the Chief Investigator, or such other person or persons as may be prescribed, within the time and manner prescribed.(3) The regulations may prescribe different reporting requirements in respect of different occurrences.
[33]–[57] (Repealed)
[58] Schedule 3 Notifiable occurrences
Omit the Schedule.
[59]–[61] (Repealed)
sch 2: Am 2006 No 58, Sch 4.
Schedules 3, 4 (Repealed)
sch 3: Rep 2006 No 58, Sch 4.
sch 4: Rep 2006 No 58, Sch 4.